# What are you having for Thanksgiving Dinner? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312 "2005-11-22T20:25:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/21 "2005-11-23T17:15:48Z")
Buncha mashed potatoes, buncha green bean casserole, some turkey, and three or four beers. There’s gonna be other stuff served, but that’s what I’m having. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/22 "2005-11-23T17:31:44Z")
I think I posted our menu once before but once more for posterity. Peking Duck (which has been hanging in the garage since Monday night) Turkey Breast w/ homemade gravy Lamb and Rice stuffing with pine nuts (Lebanese, Family Tradition) Cornbread stuffing Green Bean Casserole Green Bean Stew (Lebanese, Family Tradition) Corn Rolls Pumpkin pie w/whipped cream Ice cream Prilosec (Before we eat.) Booze, lot-n-lots of booze. (Mainly rum, but with some Jack and vodka thrown in for shits and giggles) ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/23 "2005-11-23T18:45:02Z")
I’m going to my parents, and my mom being the single most unambitious cook in the world, it will most certainly be the same as every year since I can remember (I guess that’s okay, since it’s supposed to be traditional): Roast turkey Stuffing made with pre-packaged croutons, celery, onions and pork sausage Real gravy Mashed potatoes Frozen corn niblets with butter sauce Sweet potato casserole with little marshmallows Brown & serve rolls Homemade Waldorf salad (my contribution – she always asks me to bring it, and it’s embarassingly easy to make) My sister’s homemade cranberry chutney (yum!) My sister’s homemade blackberry cobbler (also yum!) Honestly, I could make a whole meal from the stuffing with gravy and the chutney, but I’ll probably also have a hunk of turkey because, after all, it’s turkey day! Anybody having turducken? ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/24 "2005-11-23T20:45:36Z")
My wife is out of town and my brother is just going to have a nasty turkey for dinner, so I’ll probably just stay home and whip something up. Maybe chicken paprika. Now if only those stupid football games would get off my TV, it would be the perfrect Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![VegaBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ee7513/32.png) [@VegaBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegaBean)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/25 "2005-11-23T20:49:03Z")
I won’t know until I get there, but it could be Puffed Rice, or perhaps a frozen burrito. I never remember it’s Thankgiving until I find the store closed and it’s only 7pm, so I’m stuck with whatever’s in the back of the cupboards. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/26 "2005-11-23T20:53:37Z")
We had ours way back in October, it was your typical turkey dinner–the fowl itself, stuffing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans, apple pie with ice cream. _drools happily_ ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/27 "2005-11-23T22:04:08Z")
Each of us is responsible for at least 2 dishes\* - Every year we vow not to over-cook and fail miserably. \*\*Mom \*\* - Roast Turkey, Giblet Gravy, Non-Giblet Gravy, Cornbread Dressing, Mashed Potatoes, Turnip Greens \*\*Me \*\* - Sweet Potato Casserole, Asparagus Casserole, Deviled Eggs, Orange-Cranberry Sauce \*\*Sister \*\* - Broccoli Casserole, Casserole to be named later \*\*Brother \*\* - Bourbon Pecan Pie, Chocolate Chess Pie \*_Sister-in-law \*\* - Green Beans_ \*Hey, at least she’s bringing something. ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/28 "2005-11-23T22:54:55Z")
**shE. Thorp** and I are having the prix fixe menu at [Cafe Flora](http://www.cafeflora.com/eventsthanksgiving.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/29 "2005-11-24T01:43:03Z")
I’m a bit bummed because we weren’t supposed to be home for Thanksgiving - we were supposed to be in Virginia. But the snow apparently has other ideas :(. So we ran by the supermarket after our failed attempt to get on the road and we got our traditional Thanksgiving favorites. Oddly enough, I had picked up a roasted turkey breast last week with plans to cook it one weekend, but it’ll be our turkey for tomorrow. (It’ll only be the two of us, plus the cats). So, our menu is: Stuffed mushrooms (stuffed with bread crumbs and parmesan cheese, among other herbs and spices) Pumpkin soup (a family tradition on my side - my favorite, favorite holiday dish) Turkey breast Cranberry-raspberry relish Green bean casserole Candied yams Roasted garlic mashed potatoes Rolls Pumpkin pie Egg custard pie ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/30 "2005-11-24T01:58:45Z")
Dinner for _counts_ 14: Turkey Honeybaked ham Bacon and pineapple hors d’oeuvres (tasty and simple) Crudité platter Cornbread stuffing with oysters Cornbread stuffing without oysters Romaine and gorgonzola salad w/ candied walnuts (my pet project) Gravy (also mine) Champ (another of mine - a friend’s recipe though) Regular mashed potatoes for the onion-love-impaired Cranberry and mandarin orange sauce (my husband’s baby) Cranberry punch (also his) Green bean casserole (My SiL’s specialty - I hates it precious, I hates it forever!) Rolls Pies: 1 large pumpkin 2 pecan 1 apple I’m sure I’m missing a few things in there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/31 "2005-11-24T02:08:07Z")
Roast turkey w/ bread stuffing Mashed potatoes w/ giblet gravy Green bean casserole Creamed corn Sweet potato souffle Dinner rolls All good, but nothing fancy. And since my mom, my brother, and my sister all have birthdays this month, I am at this very moment baking a ginormous cream cheese poundcake which I am going to decorate (the Wilton Way [sup]TM[/sup]) with buttercream icing. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/32 "2005-11-24T03:45:28Z")
I wonder if my menu can win some sort of contest for “most food that came from a box.” 😉 My mom and brother and a long-time friend of the family are coming here tomorrow, and we’re having: [ul][li]tortilla chips and salsa (from Tostitos)[/li][li]a 7-lb turkey breast (from Shady Brook farms – not quite a “real” turkey, but this will be my first time roasting something with bones in it :eek: )[/li][li]stuffing (from Stove Top)[/li][li]gravy (from Heinz)[/li][li]corn (from Green Giant)[/li][li]mashed potatos (from Betty Crocker)[/li][li]apple pie (from Mrs. Smith)[/li][li]ice cream (from Häagen-Dazs)[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![lokij](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5e9695/32.png) [@lokij](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lokij)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/33 "2005-11-24T04:29:32Z")
My family is certifiably insane with the amount of food we prepare for the holidays. Keep in mind this is to feed at most 12 adults and one child. 2 injected and deep fried turkeys 1 Honeybaked Ham 2 huge dishes of cornbread dressing with chicken and turkey meat in it Deviled eggs Broccoli and cheese casserole Macaroni Salad Whipped sweet potatoes of some kind, likely with the marshmallow stuff on top Fried corn Green Beans Baked apples Caramel cake Chocolate Pecan Pie My contribution is the dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/34 "2005-11-24T04:51:54Z")
I’ll be working, so I’m making food I can easily bring in and reheat. Turkey is out. Teriyaki salmon steaks Lobster risotto Mixed vegetables with cheese sauce Lemon crunch pie ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/35 "2005-11-24T06:19:25Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > Anybody having turducken? We might do that on Christmas but I’m having trouble getting the SO to wrap her mind around the “duck” part. She’s not a duck person. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/36 "2005-11-24T06:42:51Z")
Dinner for five: The in-laws and Grandma are coming from three hours away for dinner: Turkey and stuffing Cranberry sauce Mashed potatoes Gravy Corn Seasoned green beans Southern green beans with ham Oven-baked rolls Pumpkin pie Pecan pie followed by a nap! ---
**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312/37 "2005-11-24T07:51:35Z")
Menu for Le Maison Du Nix: Cornbread dressing with chicken meat on top Smashed taters Green bean casserole English peas Canned cranberry sauce (Mom’s the only one who eats it) Rolls Pumpkin pie Oatmeal raisin cookies My poor SO is gonna be alone for Thanksgiving. I invited her to have it with my folks, but she can’t spare the gas. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-having-for-thanksgiving-dinner/332312.md?page=1)